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"ref": "2013, Phil McNulty, \"Aston Villa 2-1 Bradford (3-4)\", BBC Sport, 22 January 2012",
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"ref": "2021 November 17, “Network News: Recovering the derailed carriages”, in RAIL, number 944, page 8",
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